You know, I feel like I have wished my life away. In high school I could hardly wait until I got to college. In college I could hardly wait to be done and out in the working world. Then after we had kids I could hardly wait until they got potty trained,got into school,, etc. It goes on and on. I didn't often stop and just really enjoy where I was at in life. This is not a new revelation for me. I have thought about this many other times. I just seem to fall back onto the same rut though. This time I was working with my 5 year plan. You know, in 5 years Leon will be old enough for social security and Medicare, the house will be paid for, etc. Once again I found myself feeling like I could hardly wait to retire. Yes, I feel overwhelmed at work a lot, but it is a good job and I love my coworkers. And I don't really know what I would rather xdo. I just have to find a way to deal with the stress. How do I make myself feel less stress. I have to think a lot about this again!!!

An attitude of grattitude! I have so much to be grateful for in my life. I have a husband who loves me - despite a couple of rough patches. I have children who have grown up to be very responsible adults. I have a house that is small, but almost paid for. I have a job that has given me the opportunity to travel, meet new people and grow as a person. Despite the stress, it pays the bills and allows me to save a little. I have wonderful friends and family. I am truly blessed!!!! I have to remember all of these blessings. So often I dwell on what I don't have and get depressed. I am trying very hard to turn that around. Nobody likes to be around a "Debbie downer". I am going to try harder to be happy and grateful.

It has been a great long weekend. It started off on Valentines Day. We had tickets to a "Sons of the Pioneers" concert. It wouldn't have been my first choice of something to do for Valentines Day, but Leon loved it. Saturday and Sunday were a little rough. I had a cold so after I got the house cleaned on Saturday, I took a long nap. I did the same thing on Sunday. After lunch I took another long nap. I really needed those naps though. I feel much better today. I got lots of little things done. It was wonderful. The weather was even great. I think the high was around 40. Melted a lot of snow. It is supposed to be warm all week! Yipee!!!! I think everyone feels better when the sun shines and we get hints of spring. Just keep thinking spring!

Well, I feel like I have gotten a lot accomplished. This past weekend I got the front of the quilt done. Now I just have to back it and bind it. That is the easy part. I also got our taxes done. I spent the last 4 evenings working on it, but now it is all done and ready to send in. At work, I think I finally have everything in my office organized and looking nice. I have the kids Valentine's all ready to go and Denver's birthday present ready. It feels good to have all of that done. Now on to the next set of things to get done!

Holy Cow! I just read my last post, and part of it did not make sense. I guess I should not post via my Kindle any more. It changes a lot of the words and I don't see it. Today is a beautiful sunny day today. The sun just seems to make everyone feel better this time of year. I hear the groundhog saw his shadow today though. That means 6 more weeks of winter! I hope he is wrong. I am ready for spring and planning the gardens. I love having the vegetable garden. Today is Super Bowl Sunday. We are having a bunch of friends over to watch the game and eat a little bit. I have a bunch of things ready - jalapino bites, BBQ wings, potato skins, etc. Plus I have cheezy turkey sandwiches for half time. Everyone is bringing something as well. Love it! I don't really watch the game - just the comercials. But it is a good excuse to have a bunch of friends over. I may not stay awake till the end though. I moved offices yesterday. I acutally started Friday packing up all the files and desk drawers full of "stuff". Yesterday I spent putting all the files and binders away. At least I think I know where everything is when the bank opens on Monday morning. All that moving took everything out of me. I am still exhausted. Now, I just need to get stuff on the walls. Maybe I should have a diet coke right now while I get everything set up for company. Yes, that is a good idea!

I didn't sleep very well last night. Once again I found myself out on the couch watching Tv at 3:00 a.m.There was just so many things running through my mind. I just couldn't turn off all the thinks in my brain. I have been told that it has a lot to do with being post -menopausal. I must have a lot of hormones messing up my sleep patterns or something. What ever if is, I wish it would go away. I don't sleep and I worry about everything!!!!! The weatherman was right about the weather today. It snowed most of the day. Add that yo the 55 mile an hour winds and it was a good old Minnesota winter storm. After church I made lunch and then spent the rest of the day quilting. I was in heaven. I was able to Gettysburg quilt too donethag I was working on. Now I just have to get a batting and backing yo finish it off. And now it is time for anode glass of red wine!

It's another winter day in Minnesota. Right now it is relatively warm outside. The sun was shining all day and there wasn't much for wind. Love it. We went up to the Family Fair at school for awhile and watched Logan's preschool class do some songs and finger plays. It was very cute. And Logan did a good job of doing the singing and actions when he was suppose to. On Thursday Lauren is going to a little Rebels cheerleading camp. Then on Friday night at halftime of the varsity basketball game they are going to perform. I am so glad that Randi and Travis live close enough that we can attend the kids programs and such. Now tomorrow is going to be a different story. We are currently under a blizzard warning for tomorrow. We are predicted to get 2 to 4 inches of snow and 35 to 55 mile per hour winds. Lovely!!!! I guess I will just hunker down in my sewing room and do some more quilting. I have a quilt and a baby blanket to get done. I usually have a few baby blankets made up so when someone around here has a baby, I have something ready. Ya, and then it is back to work on Monday . . . . Why do the weekends go so quickly?